Object Details
Photograph by
Cox Studio, American, founded 1957
Subject of
Ida Mae Hughes, American
Gertrude B. Gumbs, American, 1912 - 2004
Joan Blalock, American
Gloria Mitchell, American
Yvette Hammond, American, born 1941
San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, founded 1945
National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
Caption
This photograph is part of a scrapbook that was compiled in 1956 and 1957 by Frances Albrier during her term as president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The scrapbook highlights the Chapter’s efforts to register voters and educate Bay Area residents on the importance of voting as a part of the Citizenship Education Project which was jointly sponsored by the NCNW and the National Urban League.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of young children and members of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women with placards standing next to a car that was part of the Citizenship Education Project motorcade urging people to register to vote. The photograph is attached to page 22 of Frances Albrier's scrapbook (2010.60.1). The caption below the photograph is typewritten in black ink and reads, "SMALLFRY CITIZENS JOIN REGISTRATION PARADE."
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Frances Albrier Collection
Date
September 8, 1956
Object number
2010.60.1.25
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Place captured
San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Women's Club Movement
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Associations and institutions
Civil Rights
Education
Photography
Politics
Social reform
Suffrage
Women
Women's organizations
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2010.60.1.25